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TGR has come a long way from our humble beginnings. For 2024 The Generals Redoubt has been busy—working hard to provide support on campus for students to exercise freedom of speech, individual merit and critical thinking; alerting our readers and supporters on important issues local and nationwide affecting the culture and freedoms necessary to advance…

Should descendants of Confederates be ashamed of their ancestors or feel obligated to apologize for their past? Were all Confederates evil? Does everyone who served in the Confederacy deserve universal condemnation? The actual combatants on both sides of the Civil War did not believe so. Although hard feelings certainly lingered, most were able to bury…

IN GOD WE TRUSTMotto of the United States Although “In God We Trust” began appearing on some U.S. currency as early as the Civil War presidency of Abraham Lincoln, it was not officially adopted as the United States national motto until 1956, during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.  Absent this factual history, however, one…

The Generals Redoubt welcomed an enthusiastic crowd of students and parents over Parents’ Weekend last Saturday for a reception in Lexington. The event featured a book-signing and brief presentation (https://youtu.be/ueEe9nsqv34?si=qHqbVZR3E_IT0HH2) by Gib Kerr, author of Un-Cancel Robert E. Lee, along with comments by Chairman Tom Rideout and our post-graduate fellow Kamron Spivey.  The Generals Redoubt continues…

In recent years, Lee has been targeted relentlessly by cancel culture. Most of these attacks have been unfair, blatantly biased, and/or factually inaccurate. I wrote Un-Cancel Robert E. Lee to address the hackneyed allegations against Lee and to share the facts—the truth—about the man. One of the most oft-repeated criticisms of Lee is that he was a…

Of all the great “what ifs” of history, there is one that has especially grabbed my attention as of late; one that seems hardly studied and yet incredibly significant: what if Robert E. Lee had not died at the relatively young age of 63 in October 1870? So much of W&L history revolves around that…

A new academic year begins this week, and as always, the freshmen class has been swarmed with activities, orientations, and community outings. Students have learned about the Honor System, they’ve toured all the academic facilities, and they’ve no doubt already discovered some of their favorite restaurants in Lexington. But one thing they have not learned…

Dear Friend of The Generals Redoubt: We are pleased to provide this final report for our Fifth Annual Fund drive which concluded at the end of our annual fund year ending June 30. Thanks to the generous support of 728 individual donors and our matching partners, the Fifth Annual Fund raised $1,239,371 between July 1,…

The broadcast airwaves and virtual ether have been filled this week with stories of direct and indirect election interference in the U.S. presidential election by foreign nations, the European Commission and some of its member states, American social media companies, the so-called Mainstream Media, Cyber-Terrorists and even its various political campaigns. What is this all…